"It has never been purposeful for me to produce 'jewelry' or 'necklaces' for ornamental purposes only, it has always seemed of little purpose and shallow, apart for the ancient ivory I have worked with.  Now that I am in this 'other' intention, it is only for the true purpose of Amulets that maintain my interest. Jewelry does not offer me very much at all with regards to designs without meaning.  Flashy, shiny, jewelry will never offer the future meaning other than the medium and the artist's reputation.  I do not regard 'art' as much of an explanation for this type of creativity, the term has always left me without real meaning and substance, even as most words and descriptions, are in a great way, lacking depth and dimension. The importance of objects such as this image represents is rarely achieved, and cast off easily as belonging to a museum with conscripts deciding it's fate, also lacking in any semblance of their actual importance and is perceived as a scientific and cold reference.  I for one, have ventured a great deal of personal association to such artifacts, as they were of such great importance to ancient hunters and peoples living in the extremes of this rare region of extreme peoples."

"Ancient Inuit habitat, dwelling in the most demanding environments, now named Alaska, yet in seasons of  prehistory, no name was most likely given.  Driftwood from major rivers washing on the shores and beaches offered building materials.  Bone and ivory of both Woolly Mammoth and Walrus was the chosen 'hard' material used for hunting tools and expressions of images that that were handed down for generations that eventually became special, and cherished with endowed powers as Talismans and Amulets.  Ornaments decorated with symbols and Human forms were common place, indeed some sculpted of wood also offered the bearer an attachment to the land and to the world of the supernatural"

"Turreted Objects (Modified Winged Objects) as they are called, walrus ivory, and Punuk in cultural identity, St. Lawrence Island, prehistoric Yupik. These are actual artifacts, that I may use as reference for a product line for Yupik distribution, in this particular case, these would be amulets, (pendants), using mammoth ivory or bone." 'My blog; 'In My Own Words' describes these artifacts from the Yupik as being influenced by extraterrestrial associations thousands of years ancient.  Some are flying objects (Winged Objects) with mechanical incising on their surfaces." 

"Yupik and Ipiutak Inuit Art and artifacts...rather an obscure cultural identity, lost, really, except for the occasional 'recorded' artifact discovery on St. Lawrence Island and mainland coastal sites of the extinct Ipiutak of Point Hope Alaska.  I have a small collection of actual artifacts from St. Lawrence Island, and I have collection of photos of the many artifacts from excavations to use as samples for study.  This (photo) of a 'Punuk' Walrus is one of the salvaged motifs I am bringing back to the Yupik cultural project."

"The Queen of the Dragons"  'Woolly Mammoth Ivory, natural color, Sidmore Studio"

 "Completely suspended on pins as the body left no room for a stand. Teak wood burro, very enduring material and matches the Dragon's color.  Interlocked dorsal spines, wingless flying Chinese Dragon, traditional.  "Chocolate colored (natural) Woolly Mammoth Ivory."

"Amulet traditional Chinese Dragon, on Woolly Mammoth Ivory, crystal and amethyst beads, with garnet and turquoise...lightly gold colored for presentation"

"Twelve Centimeters to the top of this sculpture, traditional 'winged version' and armored head plates, every scale carved in it's place, detail study."  "Mammoth Ivory" sculpted on all sides, signature, and I link all of the dorsal spines together, well, most of them, and this adds strength to them."